UN wants to postpone Iraq elections
Typically for his feckless organization, the clueless UN advisor working with the interim Iraqi government on January's elections, Lakhdar Brahimi, wants to let the terrorists win by postponing the elections due to the level of violence in the country.
Right. You hand the terrorists this victory, and then expect that the level of violence is going to abate at some point? Typical UN-think.
The holding of elections and the establishment of a popularly-chosen Iraqi government is- Brahimi to the contrary- the critical issue. As long as no such government is in place, the terrorists will be able to claim that they're really fighting a puppet regime of the United States, an occupying power. Their goal is to prevent the elections at all costs; their argument is damaged beyond repair the moment national elections are seen to have been fairly held. They will not thereafter be able to credibly reject the legitimacy of a government the Iraqi people have chosen for themselves.
Which is why the elections must be held- and held on time.
Right. You hand the terrorists this victory, and then expect that the level of violence is going to abate at some point? Typical UN-think.
The holding of elections and the establishment of a popularly-chosen Iraqi government is- Brahimi to the contrary- the critical issue. As long as no such government is in place, the terrorists will be able to claim that they're really fighting a puppet regime of the United States, an occupying power. Their goal is to prevent the elections at all costs; their argument is damaged beyond repair the moment national elections are seen to have been fairly held. They will not thereafter be able to credibly reject the legitimacy of a government the Iraqi people have chosen for themselves.
Which is why the elections must be held- and held on time.
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